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Steps to Getting a Shredded Mind with Dr. Stephanie Estima

Stephanie Estima is a chiropractor, healer, mother and biohacker dedicated to changing lives through evidence-based health strategies like chiropractic, nutrition, fitness, and mindset. Dr. Stephanie is a big-hearted, energetic, and compassionate healer, with a Special interest in brain optimization, functional neurology, and weight loss.

STEPHANIE ESTIMA

Stephanie is a graduate of the University of Toronto, has studied neuroscience and psychology and received a Bachelor of Science with Honours, before going on to complete her Doctor of Chiropractic degree at the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College.

Dr. Stephanie loves helping her clients achieve extraordinary health through her private practice in downtown Toronto: The Health Loft.

How do you have a shredded mind?

You can look at somebody’s body and see that person’s physiques, in terms of abs and biceps. But with the brain, you can’t see how fit it is off the bat. So how do you obtain it and how do you know when you have it?

To answer this question, we have a very special guest, Dr. Stephanie Estima, who is an expert in this field. She is the founder of The Health Lost, a chiropractor, a mother, and a biohacker.

Listen in as we talk about the steps to getting a shredded mind.

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WHAT IS A SHREDDED MIND?

  • Everything that is important to a shredded body also applies to the mind: a shredded mind is about power, speed, and agility.
  • Achieving a shredded body starts with the mind and cognitive health.
  • Stephanie’s Four Fs are explained below!
  • The first F – Brain Fuel: higher fat diet, lowering your processed carbohydrates.
  • This allows your body to create a ketone state (using your own fat cells for fuel), which is a more efficient source of energy than glucose, and increases BDNF (brain-derived neurotrophic factor) to protect the brain cells you already have and stimulate the development of new cells.
  • Second F – Frameworks: setting up routines and structures will give you more freedom.
  • Give yourself consistency with daily tasks e.g. journaling, gratitude exercises, a cold shower.
  • For the creatives who are against structure: inserting structure into your day will allow you to work more effectively and give you concrete blocks of time to work within.
  • Creativity lives in your neocortex, not in fight or flight or scarcity, and is best accessed when you’re settled from routine.
  • Stephanie’s non-negotiables: Morning: 5-minute journal, gratitude, priming—a little gentle exercise. Evening: an evening walk, keeping the bedroom dark and cool for sleep.
  • Third F – Fears: Counter the inner critic: become more awake to when the voice is talking, and don’t let it put you off doing new things— learn to act anyway.
  • Use breath work, vagus nerve breathing as a helpful mindfulness tool: exhale for twice as long as you inhale.
  • If you’re struggling with motivation or feeling overwhelmed, start with something tiny: try just 2 minutes of a breathing.
  • Fourth F – Future: Think about the legacy and the message you want to leave, what you want to have achieved before you leave.
  • Divide your goals into 1, 5, 10 and 20 years plans and break them down into tiny little chunks so they become achievable.
  • We all have the capacity to heal, we just need the tools and tricks to allow our bodies to heal.

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